TV By the Numbers: Oct. 19-25
Sports, 'The Voice' and...Christmas movies?
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Shaq Makes Kids Series, Takes Genius Brands Stake
Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is starring in and executive producing an animated kids show for Genius Brands International and as part of the deal is becoming a shareholder in Genius Brands.
Rakuten Viki Expands Watch Party Features
Rakuten Viki, a streaming service specializing in Asian content, said it is expanding its Watch Party to let users schedule their own private events while watching programming.
New VUit Streaming Service Reveals Most-Watched Content
Original short-film 'Backlash,' NYC Street Cam channel draw interest
FCC Continues Programs for Small/Diverse Broadcast Finance
FCC’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment event updates ideas for minorities, women seeking to enter or expand ownership in traditional and new media
Hulu Dropping Sinclair Regional Sports Networks
Hulu has announced that its live TV service will no longer carry the Fox regional sports networks now owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, effective Friday.
Business
Netflix Loses Another Top-Level Exec: Anna Lee Heads to Deluxe
Formerly the streaming giant's head of talent relations and awards, among several other job titles, she’ll now serve as chief strategy officer for the venerable Hollywood media services company
Synamedia Replaces CEO Yves Padrines
Video tech vendor has hired Paul Segre from cloud software company Genesys
AT&T Pay TV Losses ‘Slow’ to 627K in Q3
Telecom halves the 1.35 million customers in lost in the same period of 2019
Verizon Has Best Wireline Broadband Quarter Since 2014
Telecom added 144,000 subscribers across residential and business broadband services
Technology
Technicolor, Google Team Up On Android TV Devices
Technicolor said it is working with Google to accelerate the development and deployment of Google Broadcast Stack software into Android TV-compatible set top boxes and consumer electronics devices.
Amazon Debuts New Fire TV Feature That Turns Your Living Room Set into an Echo Show
New tech expands the voice control possibilities for users who pair their OTT players with Alexa-enabled devices
AT&T Officially Announces In-car Streaming Service WarnerMedia Ride
HBO Max will be offered on the service starting in 2021
ScreenHits TV, Mysterious Streaming Aggregation Platform, Finally Launches Beta
Debut of limited software tool comes after London startup bags another $2 million from its angel investors
